Comprehensive sports diplomacy model for Iran's Police

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Gholamreza Moradi Siasar 1
akbar bakhtiyari babapiri 2
1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Amin University
2 PhD Student of sports Management a the University of Tehran
10.22034/ntsmj.2024.2030426.1027
Abstract
Extended Abstract
Introduction
Diplomacy is the most important indicator of the foreign policy of countries, which has undergone various changes in its form, content and structure during the history of the emergence of governments. With the emergence and spread of media and the breaking of geographical borders, a tremendous conceptual change has occurred in the form and meaning of diplomacy. Therefore, the aim of the current research was to design a comprehensive model of sports diplomacy in Faraja.
Methods
The current research is applied research that was conducted with a qualitative approach and Grounded theory method. Armed and Faraja, who were aware of public diplomacy and sports matters, and Faraja sports champions and elites with a history of attending international events; The research conducted by this study includes officials from the Ministry of Sports and Youth, professors of sports science, Ministry of Foreign Affairs experts, senior managers of the armed forces and Faraja, as well as Faraja sports champions and elites who have attended international events. The sample population was selected purposefully, and after conducting interviews and reaching theoretical saturation, 16 interviews were selected as the source for the current research. The tool used for this research was a semi-structured interview, and to measure the validity of the study, the method of reliability and generalizability was used. To measure reliability, the method of intra-subject agreement was used. The grounded theory qualitative approach was used to analyze the data, and the data was coded using open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.
Results
Based on the research results of 245 extracted codes under 31, the main category in the form of six dimensions of the paradigm model including causal factors (5 concepts), background factors (6 concepts), intervening factors (6 concepts), strategies (6 concepts) and consequences (8 concepts) were identified;
Conclusion
The proposed theory of the researcher was explained in this way, sports diplomacy with the possibility of international communication has a lot of potential capacity to create peace and friendship through sports inside and outside the country in line with the development of diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Investment and planning in this category will be an efficient tool for developing public diplomacy, and military diplomacy and maintaining and establishing security in society.

Keywords
Diplomacy
Foreign policy
International sports
Public diplomacy
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